In 2020, total retail sales in the United States grew by *** percent when compared to the previous year. Total retail sales in the United States amounted to *** trillion U.S. dollars in 2020.
Total sales, including retail and e-commerce. Excludes travel and event tickets, payments such as bill pay, taxes or money transfers, food services and drinking place sales, gambling and other vice good sales. The source adds the following note regarding methodology: "Estimates are based on the analysis of data from benchmark source US Department of Commerce, estimates from other research firms, historical trends, reported and estimated revenues from major online retailers, consumer online buying trends, and macro-level economic conditions."
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eMarketer. (February 1, 2021). Retail sales growth in the United States from 2019 to 2020, with a forecast up to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499053/united-states-retail-sales-value/
eMarketer. "Retail sales growth in the United States from 2019 to 2020, with a forecast up to 2023." Chart. February 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499053/united-states-retail-sales-value/
eMarketer. (2021). Retail sales growth in the United States from 2019 to 2020, with a forecast up to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499053/united-states-retail-sales-value/
eMarketer. "Retail Sales Growth in The United States from 2019 to 2020, with a Forecast up to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499053/united-states-retail-sales-value/
eMarketer, Retail sales growth in the United States from 2019 to 2020, with a forecast up to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499053/united-states-retail-sales-value/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Retail sales growth in the United States from 2019 to 2020, with a forecast up to 2023 [Graph], eMarketer, February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499053/united-states-retail-sales-value/